unit 3 Marriage Across Nations
Unit3 Marriage Across the Nations
U n i t3M a r r i a g e A c r o s s t h e N a t i o n sI.Guess the Real Meaning of Husband , Wife and Family For exampleWIFE W——washing I ——ironing F ——food E ——entertainingHUSBAND H —— housing 有房子U —— understanding 有心灵相通S —— sharing 有分享的喜悦B —— buying 有钱买想要的东西A —— and 还有N —— never 绝对不D —— demanding 要求太高的FAMILY F ——father A ——and M ——mother I ——I L ——love Y —— you WIFE W —— witch 美女I —— intelligent 聪明伶俐的F —— faithful 忠实的E —— everyday 每一天I. Discussion :Would you like to marry a man or a girl from another culture? Why or why not? Give your ideas in your group.What benefits and differences may a couple from different cultures have in your opinion? (e.g.: in terms of language, food, family pressure, social pressure , etc. ) •food dumplings pizza bread with butter•language misunderstandings•parental pressure•social pressure, etc.All societies have their own form of marriage. The ideas that we have about marriage are part of our cultural background; they are part of our basic beliefs about right and wrong. As we study marriage, we find that different cultures have solved the problem of finding a spouse in different ways. Finding a spouse with whom we can spend a lifetime has always been an important concern. Despite all these unusual traditional ways of finding a marriage partner, one idea is the same throughout the world: Marriage is a basic and important part of human life.There are many factors for the failure to marry each other. Apart from cultural differences, some other factors exert great influence on one’s marriage. To start with, the racial difference is one of the biggest obstacles to one’s marriage. Many lovers, driven by the true love for each other, go through diverse difficulties and hardships, only to part with each other in the end. Besides, the different family backgrounds sometimes prevent the lovers from getting married because they meet with resistance from their families. Some father may say like that: “I’d rather see you dead than know you were with that wh ite girl.”The American Way: MarriageIt all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her.Often he tries to surprise her by "popping the question" in a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. The man usually gives his fiancee a diamond ring as a symbol of their engagement. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelor's parties provide many useful gifts. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life.Summary and speaking tasksGail and I decided to get married out of ________, ____________________, but our wedding plans met with some _________.Why did we decide to get married?Gail and I had experienced _____and ______ in two years, now we come to _______, ______________ and ________ each other.We c onfronted ___________ and ________ of each other’s character. We have learnt to be __________, ______________ and ________. The source of our strength was our mutual _____ and _______.1. What did her mother think?When Gail’s mother heard the news, inste ad of ______________she ______ Gail to reconsider our marriage. Though she regarded me as ________ and ______, she was afraid that Gail may be marrying me for ______ reasons.What was her father’s response?When Gail’s father heard the news, he approached our decision with _______ _________attitude. He doubted that I was marrying in order to ________ in the USA , for I had problems with the Citizenship department. So, they all ________ that Gail be sure that _______ ____________________and she may ________________.2. What did Gail and Mark experience during their two years together?ups and downs understand and respect each other confront weaknesses and strengths3. What effect did racial and cultural differences have on them?racial issues racial hatred enhance the relationship be open with each other tolerance compromise4.What happened when Gail spread the news of their wedding plans to her family? instead of congratulations resistance supportive joke about counsel5.Why did Gail’s mother, Deborah, counsel her to be sure she was doing the right thing?with every indication that date reservations a mixed marriage prejudices last forever6.How did Gail’s father approach their decision to get married?with a father-knows-best attitude haste rush the citizenship status suspect be realistic change one’s mindWhat is the text mainly about?The text is mainly about the mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, and Gail’s parents’ reaction toward their wedding plans. Gail and Mar k decided to marry after living together for two years. However they met with some resistance from Gail’s parents. Gail’s mother asked Gail to be sure Mark was the right life-long partner. AndGail’s father quoted statistics to show the difficulties a mixe d couple might have in America and persuaded Gail to change her mind.How is the text organizedThe text falls into three parts: the mixed marriage of Gail and Mark, the reaction of Gail’s mother toward their wedding plans, and the response of Gail’s fa ther toward their wedding plans. (1-4)The text is a typical example of narration given in the first person. Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage and gives a vivid description of the attitudes of his girlfrien d’s parents toward a mixed marriage.(5-9)The narration goes hand in hand with argumentation. This can be seen clearly in the second part. (10-21)Language points:1. ups and downs (L. 2)Full of ups and downs as life is, my consistent reaction to it is to delete yesterday’s trouble, input today’s confidence, and set tomorrow’s goal.人生虽然充满着变数，而我不变的应对策略是删除昨天的烦恼、输入今天的信心、设置明天的目标。
Unit 3 Section A
Unit 3 Section AMarriage across the Nations1. Teaching Objectives1) To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns2) To to be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writingWriting skills: A paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opinions(para 7 for example).3) To stimulate Students to think about the difficulties in interracial marriage.2. Time AllotmentSection A (3 periods):1st---2nd periods: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)Intensive reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences) 3rd period: Post-reading activities (writing skills; summary; exercises)3. Teaching Contents and Purposes:Unit 3: Marriage across the NationsThrough skimming, scanning or intensive and extensive reading, students will be familiarized with the subjects on Marriage in various nations that is mirrored in the forms of family, marital relationships, and concepts or philosophy on husband and wife. The text is designated to instruct students with ideas and practices of marriage across the world, and as well, network of words and expressions in the situations concerned. Network memory of words is strengthened to assist learners in mastering lexical items in a social or textual context, instead of rotting words individually or independent of the text.4. Teaching Procedures1. Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1) Backgrounda. The definition of racism: the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.b. Racism in America: In the USA, racism is a well known issue. From racial profiling (种族定性)to other issues such as affirmative action, police brutality against minorities and the history of slavery and the rising resentment against immigrants. In the Western world certain jurisdictions have had regulations banning or restricting interracial marriage in the past. Loving v. Virginia (1967), was a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court declared the "Racial Integrity Act of 1924" that ended all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States.Step 2) Questions:1. What personal information (race, nationality, etc) do we know about Mark?Mark (the writer) is a black man who is not an American citizen.2. What was Gail’s mother worried about?Gail’s mother was w orried that they might be marrying for the wrong reasons.3. According to Gail’s father, why did Mark want to marry Gail?Mark wanted to marry Gail so that he could remain in the United States.Ask the Students read the passage as quickly as they can and answer the questions on the blackboard. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure. Step 3) Text structure:Main idea: Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with opposition from the girl’s parents.D i v i s i o n o f t h e t e x tP a r t I(P a r a s.1-)G a i l a n d M a r k d e c i d e d t o m a r r y a f t e r b e i n g t o g e t h e r f o r t w o y e a r s t o g e t t o k n o w e a c h o t h e r b e t t e r a n d l e a r n t o t a k e a r e a l i s t i c v i e w o n a m i x e d m a r r i a g e.P a r t I I(P a r a s.Their planned marriage met with Gail’s mother’s resistance, who reminded her to be very certain that Mark was the right life-long partner, though she did not oppose their plan because of his color.P a r t I I I(P a r a s.21)G a i l’s f a t h e r’s r e a c t i o n t o t h e i r p l a n n e d m a r r i a g e.H e q u o t e d s t a t i s t i c s a n d g a v e e x a m p l e s t op e r s u a d e h i s d a u g h t e r t o c h a n g e h e r m i n d.2. Intensive reading activities1) New words:Students are required to look at the words and phrases on the blackboard.1.subtle (Para2. Line4)1. not easy to tell or describe; fine; slight(因细微、精巧或微妙而) 难于觉察或描述的，精巧的，巧妙的His whole attitude had had a subtle change.他的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。
新视野2 Marriage Across Nations
Result
Remember, it’s never too late to change your mind. never too…to… more examples: Never too old to learn. It is never too late to mend.
Summary
This text talks about a mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, and the difficulties they met with when they spread the news of their wedding plans. And the attitudes from Gail’s parents.
Part II paras.5-21 Tells the difficulties they meet with.
Difficult words
tolerance n. 宽容；容忍 e.g. Our tolerance has reached its limit. mutual adj. 相互的；共同的
How did Deborah counsel Gail?
What is Deborah’s biggest worry?
Before their marriage all along had been supportive of our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren
When Gail spread the news of our wedding counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing
Unit 3 Section A Marriage Across Nations
We imagine a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year. 2) to form a picture or an idea in mind imagine + v-ing
很难想象在一个没有车的地方生活。
Reasons:
1) Like her friends, she had prejudice against blacks. 2) When she met Mark she found him a charming and Intelligent young guy, she was proud to have him for a sonin-law. 3) At that time, she was going through a bitter and painful Divorce and she didn’t want her daughter to make the same mistake.
Para 2
Translation
原文翻译：
Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with
through: prep. From the beginning to the end of… weaknesses and strengths: weak points and strong points
Practice:
了解你自己的缺点和优点很重要。
It’s important to know your own weaknesses and strengths.
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8. supportive a. My boss is very supportive when I need help. 我需要帮助时，老板很支持。
9. counsel vt. She counseled them not to accept his explanation. 她建议他们不要接受他的解释。
Unit 3 Marriage Across Nations
跨国婚姻
Words
1. compromise n.(C,U) After several hours of discussion, they managed to reach a compromise. 经过几个小时的讨论，他们达成了妥协。 v. We finally compromised on a price. 我们最终达成妥协，商定了一个价格。
13. confirm vt. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones. X光检查证明他没有任何骨折。
v. The date of the meeting is still to be confirmed. 会议的日期还有待确认。 14. suspect vt.
6. incompatible a. 一起度过了一星期的假期后，很清楚，他们 两人无法相处。 After a week together on vacation it was clear that they were incompatible. Water is incompatible with fire. 水火不相容。
Phrases and expressions
1.ups and downs 人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。 Life is full of ups and downs.
新视野读写教程2的第三单元原文及翻译
Marriage Across NationsGail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other's characters.(盖尔和我想象着一个安静的婚礼。
在我们在一起的两年里，我们经历了一对夫妇学习认识、理解和尊重对方的起起落落。
但通过这一切我们诚实地面对彼此角色的弱点和长处。
)Our racial and cultural differences enhance d our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise,and being open with each other. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler forms of racial hatred in American society.（我们的种族和文化差异加强了我们的关系，教会了我们很多关于宽容、妥协和相互开放的东西。
盖尔有时想知道为什么我和其他黑人如此卷入种族问题，我很惊讶她似乎忘记了美国社会中微妙的种族仇恨形式。
新视野大学英语2 Unit3
I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.
6. Incompatible（para 4 第三行）
1. adj .不能和谐相处的;不协 调的;不一致的
他们俩的利益相抵触。
Their interests were mutually incompatible.
11. Confirm （para 8 第三行）
1.Vt.证明；证实；确定 你刚才所说的一切证实了一个观 点：谁都不能相信。
Everything you have just said confirms the view that nobody can be trusted.
2.v.确认
我预定了七月一日一间双人房， 想确认一下。 I’d like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July.
旧钱币以稀为贵。
Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.
3. vt. 增加，增强，增进，增大，扩大； 改善；提高 (质量、魅力、吸引力等)
烛光使她显得更美。 The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
4. Involve （para 2 第三行）
2. adj .不兼容的;不相容的;互斥的
这就使得它的微型计算机与它的 大型主机不兼容。
This made its mini-computers incompatible with its mainframes.
7. Overlook（para 4 第五行）
1. v. 俯瞰；俯视；眺望 漂亮舒适的房间俯视着花团锦 簇的花园。
跨国婚姻Marriage_Across_Nations
• When Gail spread the news of our wedding plans to her family she met with some resistance . • Her mother, Deborah, all along<一直 > had been supportive of our re we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren.instead of <取而代之 >congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure <确定>she was doing the
• 第一段开门见山道出了Gail and I 打算 结婚和他们之间的那种真挚的爱。 • 第二，三就接着讲了在美国异族婚恋的 不易以及大多的悲惨结局。 • 第4,5段指出了Gail 的家庭背景以及其 Gail and I结婚的阻扰。 • 后面的文段由此而展开 反应出了异族恋 因文化，性格，观念以及种族歧视的艰 难与不易
• That point was emphasized by…..
• 这个观点正在被某一事实证明。这 个句子我们可以用于作文中说明某 一观点。
• had a negative effect on…对什么有 消极的影响。
• Eg.同学的嘲笑对他产生了不好的影响。
• The students laughed had a negative effect on him。
• When we hurried ran to the dining room, only found that rice just sold out.
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My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn't know my beloved, your father, very well when we married."
Para 5
When Gail spread the news of our wedding plans to her family she met with some resistance. Her mother, Deborah, all along had been supportive of our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.
Para 6
"So it was all right for me to date him, but it's wrong for me to marry him. Is his color the problem, Mom?" Gail subsequently told me she had asked her mother.
It is +adj. for/ of sb. to do sth. 我把能让我作最后决定，这是很体谅人。
It was considerate of my father to have left the final decision to me. 周六还要上课，真是糟透了。 It is terrible to have a class on Saturday.
我觉得周六上课很有意思啊
I find it quite interesting to have a cla 7
"To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law. So, color has nothing to do with it. Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doing. But they live in a different world. So you see, Mark's color is not the problem.
Para 3
Gail and I had no illusions about what the future held for us as a married, mixed couple in America. The continual source of our strength was our mutual trust and respect.
More haste, less speed
Para 11-13
"But Dad, that's harsh," Gail said. "Then why the rush?" he asked repeatedly. "Mark has had problems with citizenship before and has always taken care of them himself," Gail defended. "In fact, he made it very clear when we were discussing marriage that if I had any doubts about anything, I should not hesitate to cancel our plans."
Para 1
"Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don't? But one thing they'll always have: our love and devotion." "That's idealistic. People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages." What do you call them? "Dad, we'll worry about that when the time comes. If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done." "Remember, it's never too late to change your mind."
Para 2
Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler forms of racial hatred in American society.
Para 1
Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other's characters.
Para 14-17
Her father proceeded to quote statistics showing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race and gave examples of mixed couples he had counseled who were having marital difficulties. "Have you thought about the hardships your children could go through?" he asked. "Dad, are you a racist?" "No, of course not. But you have to be realistic."
Para 4
We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took the time to know each other, that they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right. That point was emphasized by the fact that Gail's parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, were going through a bitter and painful divorce, which had destroyed Gail and for a time had a negative effect on our budding relationship.